Greetings again from the darkness. Drab adaptation based on John Bingham's book. Views a bit like a play but provides absolutely no drama and little insight. The funniest bit was trying to count the number of cigarettes! Chris Cooper stars as a discontented rich married guy who thinks he has found true love in the young hot widow played by Rachel McAdams. Cooper's longtime wife is played by the always terrific Patricia Clarkson in a underwritten role where she still manages to bring a spark. The narrator and grand marshall is Pierce Brosnan who is best friends with Cooper and strangely drawn to McAdams himself.
Isolation, desperation and selfishness are all themes and none are especially interesting. The suspense is gone the first time we see Cooper introduce McAdams and the whole poisoning thing is straight out of a cheesy 1940's film. Lack of depth to this story, no real suspense and a goofy ending all lead to a mediocre film with nothing new to offer ... except the cool opening credit sequence.
Isolation, desperation and selfishness are all themes and none are especially interesting. The suspense is gone the first time we see Cooper introduce McAdams and the whole poisoning thing is straight out of a cheesy 1940's film. Lack of depth to this story, no real suspense and a goofy ending all lead to a mediocre film with nothing new to offer ... except the cool opening credit sequence.